Events
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Revolutionary Legacies
FeaturedRevolutionary Legacies How have we remembered April 19, 1775, and the American Revolution over the last 250 years? Featuring commemorative ephemera, unique relics, artworks and personal objects, and contemporary works that respond to the Revolution’s legacy, this special exhibition asks what we choose to remember—and what has been left out—as the public looks back to […]
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The Garden Tour
FeaturedThe Concord Museum Garden Tour June 5 - 6 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Join us for a day of beauty, nature, and discovery as you visit six stunning gardens […]
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Curator Spotlight Talk: Revolutionary Legacies
FeaturedJoin Curator and Director of Exhibitions Christie Jackson and Curator David Wood for a gallery talk in the new special exhibition Revolutionary Legacies. Free with Museum admission. Members visit free.
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Old Hill Burial Ground Walking Tour
FeaturedTour Old Hill Burial Ground and learn about the Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Concord’s oldest cemetery. Visit the final resting place of some of the most well-known figures from April 19, 1775 including Emerson Cogswell, Colonel Barrett, and Captain David Brown. This tour includes about 1 mile of walking on hilly, unpaved terrain. $15 Members | $25 […]
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Concord’s Black History | History Happy Hour
FeaturedCelebrate Juneteenth and explore Concord’s rich Black and Abolitionist histories through objects from the Museum’s collection. Learn about John Garrison (pictured here) who lived and worked in Concord in the 1800s and whose photograph is one of only two known images of early Concord African Americans. Co-sponsored by The Robbins House. Your ticket includes drinks outside […]
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FULL! Juneteenth Family Performance
FeaturedJoin us for a celebratory Juneteenth performance of the History of Hip Hop Dance from the acclaimed ensemble Illstyle and Peace Productions. Tracing hip hop dance styles from the late 70’s through today, this acclaimed ensemble teaches positive messages, including “Think It—Do It—Become It.” The performance celebrates the art and movement of hip hop and includes a […]
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Antislavery Walking Tour
FeaturedLearn about the Concord's abolitionist movement, including the efforts of the Garrison family. Jack Garrison, pictured here, was a freedom seeker who lived in Concord in the 1800s and viewed the education of his free born children as a means of self-determination. 1.5+ mile walk on hilly, unpaved terrain. Co-sponsored by The Robbins House. $15 […]
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From Concord and Lexington: New Perspective on the Revolution
FeaturedThe Concord Museum, in partnership with Lexington History Museums, presents an engaging program highlighting new research and evolving interpretations from the communities at the center of the start of the American Revolution. This conversation brings together Curator David F. Wood, whose work Eyewitness to Revolution draws from the Concord Museum’s renowned collection; Paul O’Shaughnessy, President of Lexington […]
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Fourth Of July Community Day
FeaturedVisitors can enjoy free admission to the Museum on the Fourth of July and enjoy special family activities. Hear a gallery talk on with Museum staff on the Revolution and its legacy at 12pm.Visitors will:
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Goodwin Band: Then Rain, Then Wind
FeaturedGoodwin will be performing their third studio release: “Then Rain, Then Wind.” Collaborating with poets across time and space, this album brings aged yet ever salient words to a new generation. Setting the poetry of Emily […]
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Thoreau Gallery Talk
FeaturedTour the heart of the Concord Museum’s collection of objects used and made by Henry David Thoreau in the galleries, which displays more Thoreau objects than have previously been on permanent […]
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A Walk in Thoreau’s Concord
FeaturedHenry David Thoreau is known for the two years he spent living at Walden Pond. Did you know that he lived in other homes in Concord throughout his life? Take a tour […]